1980Final results
1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Robert Hoffman (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating James L. Claymore (D) by 22.4 points.
Robert HoffmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%5,064
James L. ClaymoreDemocrat
38.8%3,208
8,272 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET